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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mount Nebo (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Nebo. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Nebo ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Nebo: Mt. Nebo

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Nebo. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Nebo.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mount Nebo is located in Accomack County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.

Below are the counties that are near Mount Nebo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Nebo:

  • Accomack County     (The home county of Mount Nebo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Crockett Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
    • Onancock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Melfa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Onley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keller
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Locustville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tasley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Painter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Locust Mount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
    • Wachapreague
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Accomac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Accomac is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Belle Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Westland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Ocran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
  • Mathews County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Stingray Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Exmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Exmore is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
    • Wardtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
    • Nassawadox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Marionville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Birdsnest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sheps End
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
    • Bridgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Machipongo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Eastville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cheriton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Fleeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnybank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Lynhams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Ophelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.
    • Lawsonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
    • Crisfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Daugherty Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
    • Tulls Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
    • Tylerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhodes Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
    • Ewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rehobeth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Worcester County (MD)
    • Pocomoke City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
      • Former names for Pocomoke City:
      • New Town
      • Stevens Landing
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Nebo, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Nebo.

Cemeteries Near Mount Nebo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Nebo.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Nebo - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Nebo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Mount Nebo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Nebo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Nebo, with the one closest to Mount Nebo listed first.

  • Cashville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cashville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
  • Savageville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Savageville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
  • Pungoteague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Melfa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Onancock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nandua
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nandua is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
  • Keller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Onley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Trower
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trower is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trower
  • Chesconessex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
  • Painter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Locustville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tasley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Craddockville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Craddockville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
    • Mappsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Nebo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Nebo.

Newspapers Published in Mount Nebo ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Nebo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Nebo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Nebo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Nebo:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Nebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Nebo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.